"Boom, boom ain't it great to be crazy!"

Dear my wonderful family,

The best moment is when you have a song stuck in you head from your childhood and so you say one line and then your companion starts singing the song because she knows the we sing silly songs movie too!!!! Haha :) We were sitting at lunch and the "we sing silly songs" just came to my head and I was singing it and my companion was like, "hey I know those songs!" It was a great flash back moment! We were talking about all the good principles that movie taught. It made me think of you guys. :) I have the best family ever!

This week has been so fun! We went on splits twice and I wasable to go with Hartvigson Shimai to Kamakura. Kamakura is beautiful!! It is a huge tourist place in Japan and has so many temples, shrines, Buddhas, etc. From the Sisters apartment if you walk about 5min in three different directions you will see a big temple or shrine. It is so beautiful. I learned a lot on splits. But we were able to teach one of their investigators who is amazing. She is a person who will do exactly what she says she will do. And if she knows she can't, or won't do something, she tells you honestly that she can't or won't. She wants to be good and do things with real intent. It is so amazing. I walked away from that lesson with such a bigger desire to be more committed to what I say I am going to do.

This week again I was reminded of that during companionship inventory. We were talking about when we contact people on the street where is our real intention. Why are we stopping this person and talking to
them. Is it just for a number or is it out of pure desire to help them come unto christ. It was such a good reminder of our purpose as missionaries and member missionaries. We are to "invite others to come
unto christ" and it is way more meaningful and effective to invite them from the heart with real intent.

My companion has really helped to open my mind and heart to a whole other perspective of life and people that I didn't really see before. I thought I loved people before but I have realized since being her
companion how much more love there really is and how much more I can love people. She does things from the heart. Everything she does needs to have a purpose. I love that. When we do things with purpose we grow and help others so much more. I want to have more purpose behind all that I do. For the rest of my life my purpose will be too "invite others to come unto Christ" in all that I do. With family, friends, acquaintance, etc. Forever a missionary. Isn't that such a happy thought. I really want this mission to change me. Change me forever. To be better, happier, stronger, etc. I want to become that type of person. I don't want it just to be something a do but who I am. :) I know that through this gospel I can do that.

Today we went to the zoo with some investigators and our district. It was so much fun. They had brail on the sign and someone made the comment, "why would a blind person come to a zoo?" Our investigated
looked at us funny and then just started laughing so hard. It was way funny! Why would a blind person go to a zoo? Weird....hah :)  In Japan it is actually called a "zoological park". That kind of makes me smile a little. English in Japan is so complicated. Haha :) I love it! We saw an "okapi". It is a giaraff and zebra mixed! So cool!! They are from Africa and I guess people thought they didn't exist for a long time. But they are real! Way cool. It was a happy day and week! This next week we have interviews with President Wada! So excited!
Presdient is the best. :)

Have a great week! I love you all!

Love,

アシュビー姉妹